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The Melbourne-born and London-based edtech startup that's bringing universities and tech companies together to help close the global digital skills gap The pandemic has significantly boosted people’s need and desire for online learning. Not just learning a new language or how to play guitar, but learning that can lead to qualification and a job.  Today’s startup says that 67% ...
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Preply is an edtech platform that's on a mission to make learning a new language easier than ever before via live video lessons with tutors We recently wrote about a startup that has created real-time translation earbuds so that anyone can communicate with people speaking other languages without issue. But wouldn’t it be even better if you could go to another country and speak to people i...
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The EverLearner launches a GoFundMe campaign to help disadvantaged children in the UK who are struggling to complete their online learning In early January, The EverLearner set up a £10k fund which teachers could apply to help their most disadvantaged children during the national lockdown. Within just one day the entirety of the fund had been distributed to teachers in need. Students need...
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The lowdown on the innovative EdTech app Tappity that's on a mission to help kids learn about science in a way they'll actually enjoy... YouTube and other similar platforms are many things, good and bad. One thing they are is a wealth of knowledge - videos can be found explaining practically any topic, providing tutorials and lessons, and generally expanding the viewer’s knowledge. The pr...
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  Major success for 24 year-old UK entrepreneur having sold his bedroom-built app to UCAS, the UK's university admission service Fab news for a 24 year-old first-time entrepreneur who built a mobile app company from his bedroom, as he has just announced that the business has been acquired by UCAS, the UK’s university admissions service. What is even more remarkable is that the young ...
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Kidadl is an online platform and app to help you discover new and interesting ideas to keep your kids entertained - whether you’re at home or out and about. If you’ve got kids you’ll know only too well how keeping them entertained is a must. And since we all lead such busy lives, it’s vital that we make the most of our time together - making new family memories a...
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Major investment news for the innovative digital education platform Bibliu... Great news for Edtech startup BibliU with the announcement that it has raised £500,000 as part of a Series A extension funding round, supported by Angel Investment Network (AIN), the world’s largest online angel investment platform. The London-based startup is a digital education platform that pro...
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The London-based EdTech startup that provides digital financial education to help young people develop financial skills for life As we have written before, finances can be hard to manage. We have written about startups like Cash Coach, which helps users with saving through gamification, but nothing beats simply learning how to manage your finances early on so that it doesn’t become a big, o...
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BOOP, an innovative software education platform for children with special education needs (SEN) secures a slice of £20m Government funding to support communities through the COVID-19 pandemic.   BOOP, which is owned by Limejar, aims to improve learning outcomes for children who have additional educational needs. It aims to encourage collaboration and teamwork among the key people invo...
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Innovative startup Tech Will Save Us smashes crowdfunding target within first day... Within 24 hours of launching on Seedrs, the Edtech startup Tech Will Save Us, which provides hybrid online and offline learning experiences for kids, has reached its £200k crowdfunding target and is now continuing into overfunding. The venture-backed business, which has already helped 1.2m kids build and ...
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